Regional Health Improvement Plan

Regional Health Assessment: we hear you

Every five years, Columbia Pacific CCO conducts a Regional Health Assessment (RHA), where we collect feedback from the community we serve. We talk to community members in the places where they live, work, and play so we can understand more about their experiences inside and outside the health care system. They share stories about their experiences accessing services, what kind of barriers they have faced, and what kind of factors affect their health. We know everyone's experience is unique and multifaceted, and we take the time to hear their whole story.  

The information in these stories becomes the basis for how we prioritize the work we do to meet our members’ needs. It is from these stories that we then develop our Regional Health Improvement Plan (RHIP).  

Regional Health Improvement Plan

The RHIP is a trauma-informed, equity-oriented, and person-centered framework that guides our work year to year and day to day, as we deepen partnerships and drive health improvements in the region. The plan gets approved and is overseen by our Community Advisory Councils and Regional Community Advisory Council.  

From 2020 to 2024, we invested millions of dollars, devoted countless hours of work, strengthened existing partnerships and formed new ones to advance the priority areas of our Regional Health Improvement Plan for the five-year period. We’re proud of the progress we made on priorities ranging from affordable housing to trauma informed care.

“We know that our voices are heard and our experiences are valued.”
- Community Advisory Council member

We wouldn't be able to do this work without community input. Community voices are critical to everything we do. Our 2025-29 Regional Health Improvement Plan is available to view here:

Regional Health Improvement Plan Progress Reports

Columbia Pacific uses the RHIP as the guiding force in deepening partnerships with community groups to drive health improvements in its service region. This page is updated periodically with progress reports towards the goals of each of the key priority areas.